Captain “Capitals of Washington” Alexander Ovechkin scored the puck and made an assist in the NHL regular season game with “Chicago Blackhawks” .
The meeting took place on the ice of the capital club and ended with the victory of the hosts of the site with the score of 6:1.
Ovechkin now has 71 (41+30) points this season. He became the fifth Russian hockey player to score more than 70 points this season.
Winners ahead Yevgeny Kuznetsov scored with an assist.
The team’s only away puck was scored by a defender Nikita Zaitsev . Goalkeeper Anton Khudobin saved 22 shots. The Russian goaltender played in the NHL for the first time since January 2022.
NHL. Regular season
Washington Capitals (Washington) – Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago) – 6:1 (2:0, 2:0, 2:1)
Goals: Shiri, 10:15 a.m. Mantis, 10:33 a.m. Daoud, 9:33 p.m. Backstrom, 28:12 (bol.). Carlson, 41:04 (bol.). Ovechkin, 54:56. – Zaitsev, 43:08.
Philadelphia Flyers (Philadelphia) – Minnesota Wild (St. Paul) – 5:4 B (1:1, 2:2, 1:1, 1:0)
Goals: Lawton, 12:58. Farabi, 27:26. Ristolainen, 39:37 (bol.). Foerster, 54:16. – Sundqvist, 4:35 Audacious, 35:41, 53:32. Foligno, 38:16.
Winning ball: Van Riemsdyck
Source : MatchTV
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